drinking and working out
 

I have heard things (but they weren't from a really reliable source) about working out before consuming any amount of alcohol. I have heard that it can actually harm you. Where it would be better to not work out if you are planning on drinking at all that night. How true is this, or is it a complete load?

I think they mean it will harm your working out. The way I have been told is that you need 48-72 hours for full recovery from a hard workout. Drinking in this period messes with your recovery so your workout wasn't as effective as it could have been, the sooner after you finish you start drinking the worse the effect.

First, you shouldn't drink enough that it will hurt you or you are just drinking too much. It just means that you don't care about your body so why work out in the first place. Second, beer isn't too bad because it has brewer's yeast which can aid in muscle development.

Drinking actually isn't all that bad... of course you gotta make sure, as with anything else, you don't overdo it.

Shots of liquor, or something like rum + diet coke actually isn't all that bad for ya. Beer is what gets you because it has so many calories and you need more to get buzzed (compared to liquor).

I have not heard anything about that at all. What about when you drink and then have a lot of sex? Isn't that the same?

Although I haven't made a habit of it, I've had some of my best workouts an hour or so after downing two or three beers. I had energy to burn.

Alcohol reduces protein synthesis in the body by a large amount (e.g. a night drinking will basically nulify a workout you had during the day), and can lead to bad form and injuries from over-confidence with the weights or just being drunk and sloppy.

Working out before drinking gets you incredibly pissed because your body is screaming for all the nutrients it wants to rebuild and the moment you drink alcohol, it gets immediatly absorbed into the bloodstream and sent on an adventure around your body.

Personally, i don't like to drink/workout or workout/drink, i'd rather not put the effort in the first place if my gains are going to be negated, and i just get far too drunk when i drink after lifting.

pop over to somewhere like bodybuilding.com or abcbodybuilding.com for more details.

As for lifting the day after drinking, i'm not too sure, i went out drinking last night, and i have to workout today, so it could be interesting as i'm still drunk as a donkey, but lets hope for the best!

I think it's a myth. Some of the best athletes ever were alcoholics. It all depends how your body handles it. Sometimes after drinking I can go in and feel like a machine, other times it's hard to do anything. Just depends I guess.